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The report circulated to the council executive ahead of its meeting on January 18 says the £400 fines will act as a more effective deterrent as well as contributing to the cost of cleaning up the dumped waste.

Only small and medium-sized fly-tips will be dealt with using the new fixed penalty notices, the report says, with larger incidents and repeat offenders being prosecuted in the courts.

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